Governance and Policies
Financial Accounts
- Annual Accounts 2025-2026
- Annual Accounts 2024-2025
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Annual Accounts 2023-2024
Annual Accounts 2023-2024
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Annual Accounts 2022-2023
Annual Accounts 2022-2022
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Annual Account 2021-2022
Annual Account 2021-2022
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Annual Accounts 2020-2021
Annual Accounts 2020-2021
General Policies and Publications
- Civility and Respect
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Councillor Code of Conduct
This is a document explaining the role and expected conduct of Councillors.
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Risk Assessments
These documents outline risk assessments carried out by the local council.
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Asset Register
Details of the council's owned assets.
- Co-Option Policy
- Health and Safety Policy
- Complaints Policy
- Disciplinary Policy
- Grievance Policy
- Dignity at Work Policy
- Equality Policy
- Internal Controls Policy
- IT Policy
- Social Media Policy
- Notice Board Policy
Data Policies
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Accessibility Statement
A web accessibility statement is an information page on your website that clearly states the level of web accessibility to which the website aims to conform.
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Privacy Policy
A privacy policy is a statement or legal document that discloses some or all of the ways a party gathers, uses, discloses, and manages a customer or client's data.
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Document Retention
Policy detailing the council's responsibilities for retaining certain documents, and how long they should be retained.
- Data Protection Policy
- GDPR Compliance Checklist
- GDPR Data Map
- Publication Scheme
Statutory Documents
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Standing Orders
Written rules for the local council, confirming the procedures and procedural matters for meetings.
- Financial Regulations
Commitments & Pledges
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Civility and Respect Pledge
This details whether the council has signed the Civility and Respect pledge. This is a project between NALC, SLCC and OVW to help councils show their zero tolerance for bullying, harassment and intimidation in local councils.
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Declaration of Climate Emergency
Documents relating to whether the council has declared a climate emergency.